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From East Tennessee, the Scott family faces Civil Warconfl icts. One brother and his son decide to fi ght for theSouthern Cause, while four other brothers escape intoKentucky to join the Union Army, fi ghting against slaveryand preserving the Union. Th e Scott family adheres tothe Presbyterian faith as Covenanters, embracing NativeAmerican perspectives, combining those values to provideguidance through a most challenging time.Th e family members who remain in East Tennessee aresubjected to suff ering from the plundering bushwhackerswho see the Scott family allegiance to the Union as causefor punishment. Th at retribution also applies to slaves withwhom the Scotts live as farmers, loggers and millers, allworking the land of others.How THE SCOTT BOYS approach the decision to fi ght,how they react during events, and how they face the fearsand the mental challenges of war are presented with therealization that none of us knows for certain what thosefeelings were like in 1860. Follow each brother throughthe war during battle, in prison, marching, and dealingwith the harshness of exposure to the weather. Many ofthe characters portrayed are real life men and women. Th elocations are all actual.